Harness-saddle



(No Model.)

P. W. CORGORAN.

HARNESS SADDLE.

No. 337,047. Patented Mar. 2, 1886.

UNITED4 STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK W. COBCOBAN, OF SENECA, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,047, dated March 2, 18867. Application filed December 29, 1885. Serial No. 186,971. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK W. CoRooRAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seneca, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Saddles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such-as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

rIhe invention relates, generally,to the checkhooks which are used upon the saddles of harness, and specially to particular means whereby said hooks may be made to slide back and forth on the saddle, so as to loosen or tighten the check-rein, as hereinafter described.

Figure l of the drawings is a top or plan view of a harness-saddle provided with my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are longitudinal vertical sections, one showing the slide locked to the saddle, while the other shows it loose and resting thereon. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the guide-piece.

In the drawings, A represents an ordinary harness-saddle, to the top of which, and infront thereof, I make fast the guide-piece B, which has vertical parallel sides b b and a rear edge, b3. In this guide-piece works a slide, C, provided with the rear hook,c, crossslot c', and front flange, c2. On the front end of this slide is fastened the checkbook D by a screw, d, or otherwise. The guide-piece B is attached by a screw, b', and nut b2 to the saddle A, while it carries on its top a fast rearwardly-extending spring, E, which bears upon the rear end of the slide C.

F is a front pin held forward by a spring, both working in a cavity of the guide-piece B, and against the downwardly-projecting flange c2 of the slide-piece C.

G is a strap passing through the cross-slot near the rear end of slide C, there fastened, and passing back Within reach of the driver.

The operation is as follows: As shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the slidehook c is caught on the edge b3 of the gglide-piece B, so that the horses head, is checked up in the usual manner. When it is wished to uncheck the horses head for any reason whatever, the driver simply pulls the strap G, and at the same time raises it up, so as not only to disconnect hook c from the edge b3,but to lift said hook against the spring E, so that it may pass over the saddle. As soon as he relaxes his pull, but still holds up the strap, the springpin F, pushing against the flange, draws the slide, with its hook, over the saddle. The horse may then draw it as far over the saddle as the strap-in hand or fastened to dash-board 0f vehicle--will permit. When, again, the driver wishes to check up, he simply pulls back the slide C until the hook c is in rear of the point b3, and drops it, when the superposed spring E will at once force down the hook, and the spring-pin F will compel it to catch on the point or edge b3.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understanding of my'invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

l. A check-hook slide having the rearhook, c, combined witha guide-piece, B, having side lianges,b b,made fast to the saddle, and having the rear edge, b3, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The superposed spring E, combined with the slide C and guide-piece B, provided, respectively, with the hook c and edge b3, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with a harness-saddle, of the fixed guide-piece B, having sides b b and rear edge, b3, the slide C, having hook c, slot c', and front flange, c2, the spring E, and the spring-pin F, whereby the check-hook may be used in the manner described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

BATRIOK W. COBCORAN.

Witnesses: -A

JOHN C. CoRooRAN, HERBERT S. CRANE. 

